Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-09-07
o.srs Buckalew and Maish, are almost


free Traders.
In reference to the published report that
ne intends to resign OF account OF strained
,eia,ions between Secretary Bayard and
himself, Assistant Secretary of STATE Porter
today said that there had been no dis
agreement of any kind, but that he had
contemplated resgning for come time
on account of the i'll health OF his wife.
While he has had the matter under consider
alton for several weeks he had not yet he
said come to any determination.
Mr.. Barbour says his recent trip 10 West
Virginia was to sea the mines and railroad
of ex Senator Davis, Of that State, aud 10
consult with that gentleman about a con-
nection Of his road with the Manassas branch
of the Virginia Midland Railroad, SO as to
make Alexandria coal shipping port.
The citizens Of WStheville, Virginia, sent
nm invitation to President Cleveland TO
sion in their loMn on his way to or from Al
Iante and requested Mr.. Barbour TO present
it. Mr.. Barbour drove three times TO the
White House TO do so, bat as the President
was not there either time, he was compelled
to forward it to him at Oak View.
Miss annie Russell, OF Meckiinburg coun :.
ty, Virginia, was to day appolnted to s9Oo
place in the Interior Department. This ap-
pO.ntmcEt WAS Iuduc tHtO"fu IA0 ioA"SHSe
OF Senator Daniel.
4 letter was received at the Trea-
surv Department to-day from Gen.
erai Beveridee, President of the In
ternational Military Encsmpment at
Chicago, stating that certain troops from
Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Belgium,
viii arrivo at New York per "Heckla,"
"Chrstann and Rotterdam" about the
2S.h inst, en- route to Chicago and that they
will Leave New York Oct %. on their return
home. Acting Secretary Thompson has
conveyed this information to the collector at
| New York With instructions to allow free
entry Of the baggage and effects OF the visit
ing soldiers.
it is reported 10 day that the Chinese minister
here has become satisfied with the character and
financial standing OF Count MitkiewicZ and has
| approved his charters The count called upon
acting Sccratary of State Porter to-day and pre-
scented TO him in behalf of the Chinese Vceroy a
photOgr iph OF that official
wcli-informcd democratic politician from
New York here to-day says the labor vote in his
state this fall viii number at least one hundred
and fifty thousand and that nearly all OF 1T Will
come from the democratic party.
Representative Wise. OF Virginia who is now
in California, writes that he will return about tho
Goth instant, and will at once enter actively
upon the work of the democratic campaign in
| Virginia.
Mt. Jordan W. Lambert of the Lambert Phar
mical Works, of st. Louis, is the general superin
tendent OF the exposition at the Medcsl Congress:
here. His display Of lsterne, hydrangia and
mentholated CAM hor is tho most elaborate in the
whole exhibition.
The ff:h lot of proposals for the sale to the Gov
ernment of undue 4 y per cent bonds was opened
to-day. The lowest offer was = .oS 22,and the OF
ferings were small.
The trustees of the public schools here are con-
sidering the advisability of tn, adoption Ola ruls
prohibiting admission into those schools of any
except the children wards of actual residents o
the city Should this be done some of the pupil!
of the schools o: this city will have to get theil
schooling in Alexandra